DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LINK SLABS FOR JOINTLESS
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‘HIGHWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY DECEMBER DOH)‘exe programme:
@) Boch span ofa bridge with a ointess bridge
deckemay be designed independent
(Provide debonding of percent ofeach span for
the slab for redusion ofthe sins
The loud» deflection bebaviour of join
‘bridge decks supported by simple span girders
Binder isto be
calelated. Using this endrtation and ncrcked
ees
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wide | a
5 percent of span length on cach
Fig. 1, Debonding was done by using pl
‘The support conditions use fr bth these specimens
vere HRRH, RHRH, RRRR and RHIIR;R stands fo
roller and H stands for binge, RRRR combination was
oncrete specimen. The sim was 0 study
suppor condition on ink sab The ides
= eee
HIGHWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY~ DECENBER 774
support condition RATER only and compete Se of
at such 8 stain, loads, cack width and defetion
vas recorded,
sel beam alae, in order to account fr sip
beewoen deck and been
sunted on the ink slab
3p portion was in tension
vas in compression, The
crack developed a the center of deck slab did
botiom fice indizating tat
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sted ysling242 Testing ofeoncrete bridge specimen: Thetesing
of concrete bridge specimen indeatd the following ¢y
result:
(© The load defection tehaviour was almost
‘dentcal for both spans.
(G) The behaviour ofthe concrete bridge with a
jiness deck was similar 0 simply suppsted
‘ridge.
tbe link slab was observed
ding of tee inthe main beam
supported and the predicted defections as
‘Simply support matched wid the measured
(G0) Theboams canbe designed assimply supported ‘Shp fbi Sub Repos
{andthe ink sab can be designe to resist tbe (y) Only live load rotation was consiere,
‘moment generated by the end rotation ofthe
ae (vi) Themonenttoberesied wa estima sig
eer
(0) 5 percent of debonding didnot affect the eee
compose bebavour an urbe. where
244 Suggested design approach (she end ration aca end (aul at both
Sppoach suggested this stage ws a
FWGRWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, OLY ~ DECEMBER OT a
EEE‘Ate stad al ink slabs were designed hased on
shove principles developed by Caner and Zi
Various State Deparment started constucing the al
link slabs a per the guidelines issued by Caner and
is, The Department of Transporation of Mihigznime Raman
ee eee
4 ENGINEERED CEMENTITIOUS superpasticies are adopted. Type mix proporsons
COMPOSITES (ECC) we;
Cement content @ 1000 ky
Sica fume -230 kin
‘Watetinde aio 0.1
42 Strain Hardening Ductile Concrete
Another distinct pproch isto use HPFRCC desigoed
by use of higher dosage of high efciency
EF EEE
FIGHWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY ~ DECEMBER 2071 BS PROPERTIES OF DUCTILE,
‘CONCRETE
of eonvenional
8 Alto
Typical engineering properties of ECC reported in the
‘erare for various pplicetonsin diffrent cousties
sxe givenin
eal Properties of
ratory Rel
Among the propre lise in Table 1 uni strain
‘ape of percent, together with stain-hardening
bebavior, are more significant.
coginecring properties of Strin-Hardening
efor application ia joinless bridge
chan Department of Transporation a
Table, The values required
in Table 2
‘Toble2 Typleal Properties of
Stran-Hardening Ductile Concrete
(HIGHWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY DECEMBER TY‘tog adesion othe Ser src, The properties of
PVA fer are compared with commercially available
‘Pan see! fibers in Table 3.
‘The matrix was designed more in ne ive
Ponder Concrete” although for imited compressive
specimen Fig. 7)
the micro scale interactions between Sibers andthe
smatix. Typical mix proporions ar given in Table
‘Table 4 Mix Proportions For ECC Material
yaa
Quars
62 Indian Experience
EOCwithPVA Mbershave been investigated nian Direct Tesion Tests are also carid out on “dog
laboratories. eis ot cla forlagesealeaplications —bone-shaped ber-einforced coneete specimens,
3 fig Wn RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY - DECEMBER 2071vis opined tat a toughness (L,) value of20 or more
indicates ideal elas plastic material
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= § INTRODUCTION OF TRANSITION
a ZONEsoluion in inrodvtion of anion zone betwees COMPOSITE DUCTILE CONCRETE)
‘Base onthe published information discussed inthis
Fig 10, Thelengthoftsnsitonzone was recommended
to be hep cs 2 pe cent of pan length, apes, the design procedae being adopted in USA
the deboaded zoe and concrete decksinbas shown a
‘sing ductile concrete is desribed
94 Link Slab with Conventional Concrete
was given by Caner and Zs using
“The tel sess tobe taken a 40 percent of yield
sess,
‘The moment of ines of link slab is to be